The Processed Cereal-based Foods and Baby Foods for Infants and Young Children (England) Regulations 2003

1Title, application and commencement

2Interpretation

4Restrictions on the sale of processed cereal-based foods and baby foods

5General requirements as to manufacture and composition

6Added nutritional substances and nutrients

7Pesticide residues

10Offence and penalty

11Defence in relation to exports

12Application of various provisions of the Act

SCHEDULE 1PROCESSED CEREAL-BASED FOODS

PART ICategories of processed cereal-based foods

1Simple cereals which are or have to be reconstituted with...

2Cereals with an added high protein food which are or...

3Pastas which are to be used after cooking in boiling...

4Rusks and biscuits which are to be used either directly...

PART IIEssential composition of processed cereal-based foods

1Cereal content

SCHEDULE 2AMINO ACID COMPOSITION OF CASEIN

SCHEDULE 3ESSENTIAL COMPOSITION OF BABY FOODS

SCHEDULE 4NUTRITIONAL SUBSTANCES

4Salts of minerals and trace elements

SCHEDULE 5MAXIMUM LIMITS FOR VITAMINS, MINERALS AND TRACE ELEMENTS, IF ADDED, IN PROCESSED CEREAL-BASED FOODS AND BABY FOODS

PART IISpecified foods

SCHEDULE 6PESTICIDES WHOSE RESIDUES MUST NOT BE PRESENT IN PROCESSED CEREAL-BASED FOODS OR BABY FOODS AT A LEVEL EXCEEDING 0.003 mg/kg

SCHEDULE 7SPECIFIC MAXIMUM RESIDUE LEVELS OF CERTAIN PESTICIDES IN PROCESSED CEREAL-BASED FOODS OR BABY FOODS

SCHEDULE 8REFERENCE VALUES FOR NUTRITION LABELLING FOR FOODS INTENDED FOR INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN

2003 No. 3207

FOOD, ENGLAND

The Processed Cereal-based Foods and Baby Foods for Infants and Young Children (England) Regulations 2003

Made8th December 2003

Laid before Parliament22nd December 2003

Coming into force6th March 2005

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 16(1)(a), (e) and (f), 17(1), 26(1)(a) and (3) and 48(1) of the Food Safety Act 19901 and now vested in him2, having had regard in accordance with section 48(4A) of that Act to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency and after consultation as required by Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council3 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety and in accordance with section 48(4) and (4B) of that Act, makes the following Regulations: